BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom of a heart attack?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	15,262	4,588	31.9	30.8-32.9	6,336	40.4	39.4-41.5	4,338	27.7	26.7-28.7
-Mountain AHEC	1,052	286	30.4	26.6-34.4	443	41.3	37.4-45.3	323	28.3	25.0-31.9
GENDER
Male	366	91	29.5	23.5-36.3	164	42.6	36.3-49.2	111	27.9	22.5-34.0
Female	686	195	31.1	26.6-36.1	279	40.2	35.5-45.1	212	28.7	24.7-33.1
RACE
White	916	246	31.1	27.2-35.4	392	41.4	37.4-45.5	278	27.5	24.1-31.1
African American	56	21	33.3	16.4-56.0	18	29.9	16.1-48.6	17	36.8	20.8-56.4
Other Minorities	80	19	21.0	10.3-38.3	33	48.3	31.8-65.2	28	30.7	17.4-48.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	12	25.2	11.5-46.5	13	37.0	19.4-58.9	17	37.8	20.4-59.1
Non-Hispanic	1,009	274	30.8	26.9-34.9	429	41.6	37.7-45.6	306	27.6	24.3-31.2
AGE
18-24	57	23	42.4	27.5-58.9	20	36.8	23.1-53.0	14	20.8	10.9-36.1
25-34	157	55	34.5	26.0-44.2	54	37.2	28.5-46.8	48	28.3	20.9-37.2
35-44	168	56	35.5	26.9-45.3	74	42.7	33.8-52.1	38	21.8	15.4-29.9
45-54	174	47	27.1	19.9-35.8	68	32.8	25.2-41.5	59	40.0	31.1-49.7
55-64	188	40	22.6	16.3-30.3	90	50.9	42.4-59.4	58	26.5	20.0-34.3
65-74	158	34	24.5	17.2-33.6	66	41.4	32.8-50.6	58	34.1	26.3-42.9
75+	146	28	16.7	11.0-24.7	71	54.1	44.7-63.3	47	29.1	21.5-38.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	32	27.5	17.4-40.6	57	37.0	26.7-48.7	61	35.5	25.3-47.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	305	88	28.5	21.9-36.2	122	43.4	35.9-51.1	95	28.1	22.2-35.0
Some Post-H.S.	277	87	36.2	28.9-44.2	111	36.0	29.1-43.5	79	27.8	21.7-34.9
College Graduate	317	79	28.5	22.5-35.3	150	46.4	39.8-53.1	88	25.1	20.0-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	29	20.7	12.6-32.3	61	49.4	37.1-61.8	44	29.8	20.5-41.3
$15,000- 24,999	213	67	32.7	24.2-42.5	71	33.2	25.1-42.6	75	34.1	25.7-43.6
$25,000- 34,999	146	36	27.5	19.4-37.3	70	49.2	39.0-59.4	40	23.3	16.2-32.4
$35,000- 49,999	153	33	23.6	16.4-32.8	73	47.3	37.8-56.9	47	29.1	21.2-38.6
$50,000-74,999	129	41	37.0	27.5-47.6	57	39.1	29.7-49.4	31	23.9	16.0-34.0
$75,000+	125	34	27.1	19.1-36.9	61	47.9	38.3-57.7	30	25.0	17.5-34.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	343	71	24.6	18.0-32.6	164	47.6	40.4-54.9	108	27.8	22.1-34.3
No	700	214	32.8	28.3-37.7	277	39.0	34.4-43.8	209	28.2	24.1-32.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	136	29	22.6	15.4-31.9	68	50.4	40.6-60.2	39	27.0	19.2-36.5
Non-Veteran	916	257	31.5	27.3-36.0	375	40.0	35.8-44.3	284	28.5	24.9-32.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,262

4,588

31.9

30.8-32.9

6,336

40.4

39.4-41.5

4,338

27.7

26.7-28.7

-Mountain AHEC

1,052

286

30.4

26.6-34.4

443

41.3

37.4-45.3

323

28.3

25.0-31.9

GENDER

Male

366

29.5

23.5-36.3

164

42.6

36.3-49.2

111

27.9

22.5-34.0

Female

686

195

31.1

26.6-36.1

279

40.2

35.5-45.1

212

28.7

24.7-33.1

RACE

White

916

246

31.1

27.2-35.4

392

41.4

37.4-45.5

278

27.5

24.1-31.1

African American

33.3

16.4-56.0

29.9

16.1-48.6

36.8

20.8-56.4

Other Minorities

21.0

10.3-38.3

48.3

31.8-65.2

30.7

17.4-48.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.2

11.5-46.5

37.0

19.4-58.9

37.8

20.4-59.1

Non-Hispanic

1,009

274

30.8

26.9-34.9

429

41.6

37.7-45.6

306

27.6

24.3-31.2

AGE

18-24

42.4

27.5-58.9

36.8

23.1-53.0

20.8

10.9-36.1

25-34

157

34.5

26.0-44.2

37.2

28.5-46.8

28.3

20.9-37.2

35-44

168

35.5

26.9-45.3

42.7

33.8-52.1

21.8

15.4-29.9

45-54

174

27.1

19.9-35.8

32.8

25.2-41.5

40.0

31.1-49.7

55-64

188

22.6

16.3-30.3

50.9

42.4-59.4

26.5

20.0-34.3

65-74

158

24.5

17.2-33.6

41.4

32.8-50.6

34.1

26.3-42.9

75+

146

16.7

11.0-24.7

54.1

44.7-63.3

29.1

21.5-38.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

27.5

17.4-40.6

37.0

26.7-48.7

35.5

25.3-47.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

305

28.5

21.9-36.2

122

43.4

35.9-51.1

28.1

22.2-35.0

Some Post-H.S.

277

36.2

28.9-44.2

111

36.0

29.1-43.5

27.8

21.7-34.9

College Graduate

317

28.5

22.5-35.3

150

46.4

39.8-53.1

25.1

20.0-31.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

20.7

12.6-32.3

49.4

37.1-61.8

29.8

20.5-41.3

$15,000- 24,999

213

32.7

24.2-42.5

33.2

25.1-42.6

34.1

25.7-43.6

$25,000- 34,999

146

27.5

19.4-37.3

49.2

39.0-59.4

23.3

16.2-32.4

$35,000- 49,999

153

23.6

16.4-32.8

47.3

37.8-56.9

29.1

21.2-38.6

$50,000-74,999

129

37.0

27.5-47.6

39.1

29.7-49.4

23.9

16.0-34.0

$75,000+

125

27.1

19.1-36.9

47.9

38.3-57.7

25.0

17.5-34.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

343

24.6

18.0-32.6

164

47.6

40.4-54.9

108

27.8

22.1-34.3

700

214

32.8

28.3-37.7

277

39.0

34.4-43.8

209

28.2

24.1-32.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

136

22.6

15.4-31.9

50.4

40.6-60.2

27.0

19.2-36.5

Non-Veteran

916

257

31.5

27.3-36.0

375

40.0

35.8-44.3

284

28.5

24.9-32.5

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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